Leakage-reducing means for turbines.



F. R. e. BOYD. i 4 LEAKAGB BEDUOING MEANS POB. TUBBINES. APPLICATION FILED KLB.. 26, 1909.

969,517. Patented Sept 6, 1,910..

Invebjr; Frederic. RCLEyc'Jgd,l

'UNLTED ,STATETENT OFFICE;

FREDEhic R. C. BOYD, OF LYNN, MASSAcnaUsET'rs,-iAssIgNOBf To GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION `o1 YORK;-

LEAKAGE-REDUCING MEANS? Fon: :emmerNLS.

69,51% I. i l Specification of Letters` Patent. Paljentedept, 1,910,

i Application ined March 25, 1909.v serial No. 485,782.

To all whom it may concem: this elearanceshould be atleast lequal to vlthe Be it known that I, Fincnnnlo-R. C. Bm'n, 4.clearance between the wheel shaft and-its' a -eilizen Ofthe United States', residing at bearings, and may lie-Somewhat geiel f Lynn, nnnty of Esse-ex) Stale Of Massaclnzv Oeasnn demands. 101 a. f300 kilowatt tur- 5 Sells, have ini-'entail certain new and useful lnne this cleanance may'with advantage be 60 Impinveinentgin Leakage-Redliving Meana from i010 .to .020 Of an Inch. .1 ,.L 'exfln'hines, of which Ithe following is a Thevpackl11g 'p1-ope riscomposedofaJ rm Specification. y 4 made Ain two O1' moipeegment m'ly hell The present inven'iinn r'elai'esto leakage ina holder 5. The ends Of the segmentsabut 13 reducing' nimanS fn' -elasfire hiid finfhines, und there is -nO iendecy for (meto move f- 66 and m0115451? rchilly 4to.tlmselmfaied between ward or away fxnn'i't'he sllafll 'independentjlys ..stages of a multistage iin-bine. Of the "other, In other words, 'the Segments 50 m' n divided'packing ring where {hasegfor the high pre. Sure pli-Chin Pingu i.

ments are 'indi'vidimll n'mvahlm more As this pa'ckingi inten ed more espe .1 striel'lyfsne {ialigfn .lei {ehe-red nein-'g device. einlly fdr lmrizntalshaftniiachines; it i's'Ie-vi- The clear-:unie between fixed and nim-ing .di-nt t'hat'the weigl-'it-thereof would cause the parfs slninld he'as snmll as pufssihle consist 4:"ingg tn rest' Onfthe upper side'of the Shaft ent wit-h cniisuvtury Operaiiun. lrefeinhly 'nnh'lssspw'al menus are employed t0 p'e- '50 the ringe, thereby-'can ingzth' v ent it. Referrinf,1 to Fig. 2 a descri tion of such a nii-ane will he given. Locatef under the ring and fastened to its holdcris a fiat spring 19 having'cnrvcd ends that en- 5 gage the adjacent annular wall of the packmf.;v chamber. The tension on this spring should he snicient to support the weight of thepa'cking ring and ite holder and rnaintain-the seme clearance ahovc fand below the l shaft'. 4it'iedceirahlc to utiliznolher springs sustain t e wei ht of the ring and itsl holder and maintaimt e 'clearance around the shaft. 01To prevent the ring from tnrnin u stud 21 is y'irovided against which Aa ra ia] pin strikes: In case the lower spring lshould n On shaft and the latter would 'gradually wear an elliptical hole in said aching ring 'would become exceeew.

until 'the clearance and the reen tant leakage Owing to the fat-t that-these, parkings are ont of sight and ari. thereto can only -be had by taking down 39 'themachinei it lis evident thatl this state of a'linli night continue for a .period of time` measuredhy years Without difsfrvery, the leakage'vgrowing steadil' greater. To limit theieakage which wou d be occasioned hy 5 theabove mentioned condition, other Iradialpi'ns 22am provided that are separated. from the annular'wail of the packing chamh'erhya small clearance hut one grcaterifthan the -normai clearance of the `rr'iachine.. '-flhiemeans thatproyision is nadc for a restricted mlnlmum,

said leakage "from [exceeding fa lp'rmlcterg working clearance-'as slna'll sistent, with ence llsful ope" 'end make t-hc carbon orr er shaft more 'or 'lcs-s3 closely at then rotate the sliai' as* possible-icon" determine its "owiji "cl'o'i A horizon'tjt peculiar-iti j woilnt. Tilt! leakage vthrongggh the clearanceanil that prmii ion also made for p'rcventingy telnpcrat'nrtn change.- This V.movementt 'is not great hut it has to be provider1 for with juht as innfh certainty as thoughthc move- 'lncnt was onu-h greater. The movement of the casing ina certain typo Lof' machine with which 4I am familiar-,f :wertiges .040 hc- .twcen the. hasse" and the c 'iter of the Shaft. This mennel that cach tilnratlle turbine is started into operation and ahnt down the pai-ts will expand and contract by that amount. 'l`o compensate. for thc cfi'ects of lampi-rature changes, means mustl he provided which will permit the packings to rhangc. their positions. 'l`o thls' end each ring is provided with a friction device eorn- -priaing in the present instance a Ilat pit-oeuf go spring metal zl'niadr in the form of a corrugated ring and secured rigidly at several places to the ring holder This rin engages the perpendicular adjacent wal of the' containing chamber und the friction created thereby insufficient to holdthe ring in theposit-i'on to which it is moved 'but does not offer any substantial oppoaition to said movement. As u result', when the position of the casing'rhangea the Shaft, or a part.' mounted thereon will lrist close up the clear- Aance'and thereafter `*trike the parking rin'g and more i t z`ll|d itsdioldel' 'by a slight amount; thil action taking-place from time totiineuintil the 'parte occupy normal positone with-.resl'iect toeai'gl o thei In cool- Jing the parte move-"in thetei/ersef'dinecti'on.' Thedirect n|ovcnient offfjgt-hc Iingsf ie, cou',r'se,'-brongh t .about-by; the Shaft deiiye ingsucceseivehlow'e thereto. .'1he".rings must from the n'zitnre .and 'relation 'ofi the Vlparte and `the-ca for the change in posi- -ftion of. the parts', more fr `-one posititim' the cold for. example,V to th otheiythehoig v by successiie' stepafinst v( i'ifthe'-etii'ejlof movement;being'accompl i edfin-"Qne-.st pi 'lhe'frict'ionmeans refer ed4 to piernii t.l f this;v and falso, hoidsdhc ig-'ijritl-i'evaro' Hinirnie'ili c p'r'isit-ionav-iprti cn nio' ,t

' tate tlu2.-m;itt .r` in i V oq il acctirda'in'c patent.' statiit 'ph-foi" operai iiwith the appaia. repr-.sont the la- Iv desire to'l'iav( parat- 1le-,shown' 'in the invention can hencans.-

t Y 'lVhatlI claimins Bewan life: to *Eure by l'ic'tters 'Patent of the yUnite 'tats,'-i s-m i l. In combinationfan areh'bound rng'ftjr. 1 reducing"'leakage,v a divided holder therefor'.

eeegsiv that covers both sides of the'. ring', a means for normally sipportingthe rings@ 'that therev will be a free but small space at lall points between its .bore and the part to be packed, and a friction device that tends to hold the ring' in anyl position `to which. it may be moved=byvsaid` part.v

2. In combinetiona divided arch bound;

ringI forreducing leakage, a. holder therefor, a housing for the' holder, a .spring for supporting the 'Weight 'of the ring Vand holder' yso as to maintain anunnulai' clearance between thering` and the part tof loe' packed,

and a friction m'eins that tends to hold they f ring in any, position to-Whieh it may be moved, 'the snd means acting onV the ring at a number. of pn'ints.

, '3. In a leakage reducing device, the combination ofa divided arch bound ring'whose bore is slightlylarger than the part which extends therethrough and is t0 be packed,

a housing containing ajcliarnber in which ,the ring is located, andsprings which serve to centralize the ring With-res}2 ectv to the said of said springs ,supportingy the Weight of the ring and being under greater stress than the remainder.

4. In a leakage'reducingdeviem the combination 'of an arch bound ring, a housing `containing aqchamber in which the ring is located, a spring that normally supports the art andare underrinitial stress, one` ring, and means normally inactive for as-v suming the supcport of the `ring when the s'prinor is injure ,In a leakage reducing device, the c01nbination of an arch bound rin be moved in a plane perpen icul'ar'to the axis of its bore, a housing; containing a chamber irrw'hioh the ringn is located,

arranged t0 springsthat support and'tend to centralize tlxe ring, and means for preventing the ring from rotating.

' 6. In' a leakage reducing devu'lfbthc combination of a divided ring' arranged to be moved in a plaue perpendicular to the anis; of its bore, the'parts of the ringjbeing fixed` with respect 1to1 each other-,a housing containing a chamber ink whichthering is lo- In Witness whereof, I liave hereunto set my hand this 23rd dey ot" March, A1909. FREDERIC R.. C. BOYD.

"itnessesz'l .l i l DUGALD Meli. McKrLLoP, CHARLES A. BARNARD.

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